GRADE CROSSINGS The following tables indicate the orders in grade crossing cases made by the Commission during 1923. Orders for the crossing of existing highways by new railroads, under section 89 of the Railroad Law. Case No. 1048 1179 1213 1246 1434 1637 1647 Case No. a Modification of original order. 1066 1146 1171 1172 1177 1178 1227 1278 1280 1317 Railroad N. Y. C... L. I.. 847 Erie. 978 Railroad Orders for the crossing of existing railroads by new highways under section 90 of the Railroad Law. D. L. & W L. V.. Penn. City of Salamanca. Erie, D. L. & W.. City of Buffalo.. L. I.. •· N. Y. C. L. I... B. & M.. N. Y. C. N. Y. C.. N. Y. O. & W..| D. L. & W D. & H. N. Y. C. N. Y. C.. B. R. & P... Municipality Town of Vernon... Town of Alexander. Village of Mineola. Town of Tonawanda. Town of No. Hempstead Orders for the elimination or change of existing crossings under section 91 of the Railroad Law. Municipaluty Town of Union.. Town of Gainesville and Vil lage of Silver Springs.. Name of crossing Cooper Street Baldwin Boulevard Fawn Avenue Lincoln Avenue (Windsor Woodward Avenue Willowdale Avenue (Port Wash ington) Orders for modification of orders previously made under section 91 of the Railroad Law. Case No. 1230 1415 2098 5633 5641 5651 5906 5984 1167 a1531 a1620 1736 174C 1741 Case No. G. C. 539 1519 2805 D. & H. N. Y. C. N. Y. C. N. Y. C. a Order rescinding original order. Total.. • • Erie. D. & H D. & H N. Y. C. D. & H. D. L. & W N. Y. C., Erie.. N. Y. C... N. Y. C... N. Y. C. N. Y. C. N. Y. C.. D. & H. The following is a list of cases before the Commission for determinations under the Railroad Law. Except as noted the petitions are for the elimination of grade crossings. Approximately $780,000 will be required to cover the State's share of the cost. Railroad Name of crossing Municipality Town of Wallkill. Town of Blooming Grove. Village of Cobleskill Town of Guilderland. 1742 1743 L. V.. Town of Afton. a1744 B. R. & P.. a Petition for crossing of new street under section 90 of the Railroad Law. D., L. & W......... 3778 N. Y. C 5005 N. Y. C. 6315 N. Y. C. 6919 L. V.. 7075 D., L. & W. 7823 487 758 Railroad Municipality Towns of Salina and DeWitt.. Town of Kirkwood. Village of Tarrytown. • • • • • • D., L. & W., L. V. Erie. .. N. Y. C. & St. L. Pennsylvania. Long Island. 1178 N. Y. C... The following table shows the amount of funds appropriated for the elimination of grade crossings which have been segregated and set apart for work ordered, as of December 31, 1923. Municipality Town of Cortlandville...... City of Jamestown. Town of Cheektowaga and Village of Sloan.. City of Ogdensburg. Town of Evans.... • Village of Southampton. Village of Tarrytown.. Amount $5.700 19 267,796 54 14,285 38 3,501 03 102 91 470 71 118 40 989 47 2,503 24 7,000 00 4,000 00 109,375 00 $415,842 87 The distribution of the money already expended from the funds appropriated by the Legislature for the elimination of grade crossings with respect to the various counties and to the railroad corporations is as follows: County Amount $150,995 24 9,720 51 92,758 41 43,395 33 15,164 56 96,297 44 11,867 01 4,301 06 12,114 61 22,065 67 35,523 68 135,850 53 88 38 41,563 32 2,694 77 100,331 38 1,807 36 7,138 36 283,354 81 7,811 57 55,792 07 27,309 01 158,782 01 25,012 76 52,874 54 14,311 03 29,687 10 3,929 02 29,278 56 15,347 17 Percentage 5.008 0.101 0.322 3.076 1.439 0.503 3.193 0.394 0.143 0.402 0.732 1.178 4.505 0.003 1.378 0.089 3.328 0.060 0.237 9.393 0.259 1.850 0.906 5.266 1.865 0.830 1.753 0.475 0.985 0.130 0.971 0.509 |